Las Vegas plays host to some pretty high level horse related events.
The National Finals Rodeo being the biggest one.
What surprises a lot of people, myself included, is that we are home to one of the most respected college rodeo programs in the nation. You ask almost anyone affiliated with the UNLV athletic department, and they won’t know that there is one.
But there is.
Alumni includes
Justin McBride
2005 & 2007 PBR World Champion
Ross Coleman
10X PBR World Finals Qualifier
NIRA All-around Champion (1998)
Nataly Tatone (Mattox)
NIRA Barrel Racing Champion
Stacie Sorensen
NIRA Breakaway Champion (2005)
Not bad company to be in…
National Titles (14)
2008 National Champion Women’s Team
1999 National Champion Women’s Team
2001-2002 & 2005 & 2009 Women’s Team Reserve National Champions
National All-Around Champions
Preston Williams (1997)
Ross Coleman (1998)
Suzanne Montero (2001 & 2003)
Jonlyn Vaccaro (2002)
Single Event National Champions
Beau Gillespie – Bull Riding (1994)
Preston Williams – Team Roping (1997)
Stacy Sorensen – Breakaway (1999)
Suzanne Montero – Goat Tying (2001 & 2003)
Jonlyn Vaccaro – Goat Tying (2002)
Nataly Tatone – Barrel Racing (2005)
Regional Team Titles (25)
1993 – 1999 Grand Canyon Region Men’s and Women’s Champions
2000 – 2003 West Coast Region Men’s and Women’s Champions
2004 West Coast Region Men’s Reserve and Women’s Champions
2005 – 2006 West Coast Region Men’s Champion and Women’s Reserve
2007 West Coast Region Women’s Champion
Want to know more?? Check Out UNLV Rodeo
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